The 330 homes, with 30% affordable housing, would also include an area of public open space with recreational facilities.

The Gladman event followed a public exhibition last Friday by the Muller Property Group who propose to build up to 1,500 homes in Wistaston: www.crewewest.com

There were three representatives from Gladman (Andy, Kevin and Mike – no last names were provided) were present at the exhibition. There were twelve separate display boards with information relating to Wistaston and the proposed development. There was a box for feedback forms.

One local villager said:
I did not hear anyone in favour of the proposal, other than representatives from Gladman.
Objections I heard at the Gladman exhibition included the loss of an area frequently used by dog walkers, runners and walkers, the increase in congestion in Church Lane and surrounding areas from the single entrance/exit road for vehicles, confusion over who would live in the houses and where the jobs would come from to support them and the blight of an urban expanse in a currently rural setting.

There were also voiced concerns that Muller and Gladman may be attempting to ‘land bank’ the fields, as this type of land is more profitable to developers than brown belt.

Cheshire East Council representative for Wistaston, Cllr Margaret Simon said:
“I think it’s fair to say that Gladman and Muller are not flavour of the month in Wistaston and Willaston for their farcical attempts at pre application consultations.
The existing Crewe and Nantwich Green Gaps must be retained in their entirety, these speculative developments are unplanned, unsustainable and unwanted.
These two developers have done themselves no favours with their last minute so called ‘consultations’.”

I have to express my objection to these plans. The area is so publicly loved as it is a natural and in some places un-touched; great for dog walkers and runners and kids who want to make a den or other things. Joey the swan is also used by many teens as its the only place they can go when not on the Xbox. and if you are not already one of the many people moaning about crewe being boring or teens hanging around streets cos they have nothing to do, then imagine how much worse it will be when there place has gone. please protest against these plans by following hands of wistaston on facebook or twitter and find the link to protest to the council about these issues with the plans.

I live in Wistaston on the ‘Poets Estate’ and I went to the consulatation with my husband – we support the Gladman plans so the above comment is not fair, just because that one villager didn’t hear us! The school is not over populated by children living in the catchment area, it is filled with children from further a field who are driven to school causing the traffic/parking problems in the village! New homes would mean more famillies could move to the village and the traffic would either stay the same or in fact improve…too many people don’t move house, like my parents, and it is hard to find affordable houses in the village where I grew up and want my children to grow up. I live in a road where everyone else is retired and their kids have moved on, my neighbours either side bought their houses ‘off plan’ in the 60s and many of the other neighbours have been there since new too. The new estate would bring traffice calming to Church Lane which often has it’s speed limit flouted and the area between the bowling green and the bungalow will hopefully stop being used as a village latrine, it stinks there, go and have a sniff of the hedgerow!

I would like to express my objection to these proposals, I take advantage of the area daily, as do other people, enjoying the peaceful setting. It is bad enough trying to cross Church Lane by Joey the Swan without more vehicles having to use the road